Bash: Grep through a large number of files – “Argument list too long”
/bash/grep and /bash/rm give me an error Argument list too long. Here is how to overcome this error with Bash grep and rm.
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Don’t turn off CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER and fix your PHP configuration
Learn how to fix your PHP config instead of turning off CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER in php.ini and overcome certificate validation errors with cURL and PHP.
Connect to SqlCe (SQL Server Compact) database from ASP
Here is how to install the Microsoft.SQLSERVER.CE.OLEDB.4.0 Provider and use classic ASP to connect to an SqlCe (SQL Server Compact) database sdf file, as a Microsoft Access database replacement.
Connect to MS SQL Server with PHP 5.3+
As of PHP 5.3.2 you have to use the SQLSRV API functions to connect to an Microsoft SQL Server database from PHP. For example, use sqlsrv_connect() to create a connection resource and open a connection. Learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server database using PHP 5.3+ and SQLSRV.
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
In this post I provide you various HTTP to HTTPS redirection methods, for Windows Server IIS and Linux Apache. Use these examples to your advantage to secure the traffic between your visitors and your website.
Convert .htaccess to web.config
This post describes some of the IIS URL Rewrite Module web.config equivalents of commonly used Apache .htaccess settings. You'll learn how to translate .htaccess content to IIS web.config, this is useful when you need to migrate your website from Apache to Windows Server IIS.
PHP with WinCache on IIS
In this article you'll learn how to install and set up PHP with the Windows Cache Extension (WinCache) on windows IIS web servers. WinCache enabled PHP gives a great PHP performance boost for your WordPress-, Drupal or Joomla website. This post will show you it's not hard to set up high performance PHP hosting on IIS.
Remove ETags HTTP response header in IIS
Removing ETag response headers is not an easy task in Windows Server IIS web servers. Here I show you how to properly remove ETag HTTP response headers with an IIS Rewrite Module Outbound rewrite rule.
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“The length of the URL for this request exceeds the configured maxUrlLength value”
The length of the URL for this request exceeds the configured maxUrlLength value is an IIS error telling you the length of the given URL exceeds a limit (...).
Microsoft Deployment Workbench: silent installation of various applications
Silently deploy applications through Windows Deployment Services (WDS) / Microsoft Deployment Workbench